News archive from 29 December 2013

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Packers receiver Randall Cobb has been activated from injured reserve and has been listed as questionable for Sunday's crucial game against the Chicago Bears.
Cobb was the team's allotted player on injured reserve who was designated...

TORONTO -- The New York Knicks were without leading scorer Carmelo Anthony and forward Metta World peace for Saturday's game against the Raptors.
Anthony, who did not travel to Toronto, missed his third straight game with a sore left ankle. Coach Mike...

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Maurice Creek had 17 points and four steals to lead George Washington to a 69-58 victory over Hofstra Saturday.
Creek made 6 of 9 field goal attempts, making 3 of 6 from beyond the arc. Kevin Larsen contributed 14 points and Kethan...

ATHENS, Ga. -- Shacobia Barbee had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists to lead No. 19 Georgia over Illinois 82-60 on Saturday.
The Lady Bulldogs (12-1) took a 65-40 lead with 10:06 left in the game as Khaalidah Miller's layup capped an 18-6 run....

PARK CITY, Utah -- Todd Lodwick earned a spot in his sixth Winter Olympics, winning the nordic combined competition Saturday in the U.S. trials.
The 37-year-old Lodwick, who appeared in his first Olympics in 1994 at 17, won both the ski jumping...

Two beloved sea mammals &#x2014; manatees and bottlenose dolphins &#x2014; suffered record numbers of deaths this year, baffling scientists and rightly raising concerns about the health of the waters surrounding Florida. Surely, what we humans...

There are several holes in the walls of the Patchan home in Tampa, courtesy of some all-in-fun roughhousing by the family's three beefy boys.
Oldest son Matt Patchan IV is a second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference left tackle at Boston College, and...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- It didn't take long for Villanova coach Jay Wright to see that his No. 8 Wildcats weren't quite the same after a week off for the holidays.
"I sensed that when we came back from break we were just a little bit off," Wright...

ORLANDO - No energy.
No sense of urgency.
Those two facts led to no victory for the Pistons on Friday night.
The Pistons' road magic wore off when they slumbered through a 109-92 thumping at the hands of the Orlando Magic.
Winners of seven of their...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The North Carolina Tar Heels have broken their Belk Bowl jinx.
T.J. Logan returned a kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown, and Ryan Switzer scored on an 86-yard punt return to help North Carolina beat Cincinnati 39-17 on Saturday for...

DETROIT -- Jake Hildebrand made 29 saves for his third career shutout as Michigan State beat Michigan 3-0 in Saturday's consolation game of the Great Lakes Invitational Tournament.
Thomas Ebbing, Matt Berry and Brent Darnell scored for Michigan State...